GENETIC EVALUATION OF CANADIAN DAIRY BULLS FOR MILKING SPEED WITH AN ANIMAL-MODEL

被引:2
作者
BANOS, G [1 ]
BURNSIDE, EB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GUELPH,DEPT ANIM & POULTRY SCI,CTR GENET IMPROVEMENT LIVESTOCK,GUELPH N1G 2W1,ONTARIO,CANADA
关键词
MILKING SPEED; ANIMAL MODEL; NATIONAL EVALUATION; DAIRY BULLS;
D O I
10.4141/cjas92-020
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
Bull proofs for milking speed were computed under an animal model for five dairy breeds. Data were subjective scores on first lactation cows from all milk recording agencies across Canada. There were 1411 Holstein, 171 Ayrshire, 85 Jersey, 31 Guernsey, and 17 Brown Swiss bulls that received official evaluations. Bull proofs were expressed on a linear scale from 1 to 9, where 9 designated bulls with the fastest milking daughters. The biological significance of these proofs was investigated using 6965 weekly cow records of total milking time, average flow rate, and peak flow. Data were on 119 Holstein cows by 41 officially proven sires. increases in proofs of 1 point on the linear scale were associated with decreases in total milking time of 20 s and increases of 64 g min-1 and 140 g in average and peak flow, respectively.
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页码:169 / 172
页数:4
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